Bradley Attorney Christopher Puri Receives AgeWell Middle Tennessee's Distinguished Service Award
Bradley is pleased to announce that Christopher C. Puri, counsel in the firm’s Nashville office, has received the Elizabeth Jacobs Distinguished Service Award from AgeWell Middle Tennessee (AgeWell), an organization that champions informed and positive aging and serves as the Middle Tennessee area’s catalyst for collaborative solutions for the elderly. Mr. Puri was honored at the 32nd Annual Sage Awards Ceremony & Fundraiser that was held on October 21, 2024.
Named for AgeWell founder and well-known and respected community volunteer Elizabeth Jacobs, the Distinguished Service Award recognizes a volunteer or collective group of volunteers who have given selflessly of their time, talents, resources, and abilities in furthering AgeWell’s mission. The Distinguished Service Award is among AgeWell’s Sage Awards that honor adults who have demonstrated a lifelong commitment to improving the quality of life in their communities and organizations that have made a significant difference in the lives of older adults in Middle Tennessee.
Mr. Puri has served as a member of AgeWell’s board for nine years, including as the board’s vice president, president and immediate past president. As vice president, he chaired the board’s Governance Committee, spearheading new board recruitment and updating agency bylaws. Mr. Puri also is credited for guiding AgeWell through the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to AgeWell, Mr. Puri’s strategic vision has been essential in identifying and prioritizing key initiatives, notably positioning AgeWell as a leading advocate and thought leader. In addition, Mr. Puri championed the creation of Eldercare Coach as a social enterprise, aiming to diversify AgeWell's revenue streams and support caregivers.
A member of Bradley’s Healthcare Practice Group, Mr. Puri has a nationally recognized practice advising long-term care and senior housing providers, and he handles the full array of legal issues for those providers. He has played an active role in helping to develop long-term care policy at the state and national levels, and to educate clients and attorneys in the long term-care and senior housing industries.
Previously, Mr. Puri served for seven years as legal counsel for the Tennessee Health Care Association/Tennessee Center for Assisted Living (THCA), the state trade association representing the majority of Tennessee nursing homes and assisted care living facilities. Mr. Puri is a member of the Legal Subcommittee of the American Health Care Association (AHCA) and participates in AHCA’s Medicaid Reform and Survey Reform task forces. In addition, he is past chair of the Planning Committee for the Long Term Care and the Law program of the American Health Law Association (AHLA), as well as a past chair of AHLA’s Long Term Care Practice Group. In addition, Mr. Puri is a regular speaker and author for national and state audiences, including AHLA, the Tennessee Bar Association (TBA), AHCA, and THCA. He is a 2006 graduate of TBA’s Leadership Law Program.
